An overnight assault in the emergency department of Naples' Cardarelli hospital left a security guard and a nurse injured after tensions broke out among relatives of a 17-year-old patient admitted following an accident.
According to reporting by Il Mattino, the security guard and the nurse intervened during the dispute and were injured in the process. The guard sustained injuries to an arm and a leg, while the nurse suffered testicular trauma. Both workers were placed under observation.
No further details were reported about the identities of those allegedly responsible, the exact sequence of the violence, or any arrests, formal complaints, or judicial proceedings.
Following the incident, Nino Matteo, secretary general of Cisl Funzione Pubblica Napoli, called for stronger protection for hospital staff and proposed a military patrol operating around the clock at hospitals.
